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"I can remember it like it's only yesterday...I had gone through four years, nearly five without losing a Championship match, but I still knew there was an enormity to win this five in a row."

The crucial penalty miss from Mikey Sheehy, 17 minutes into the second half when John Egan was fouled, has stayed with Liston as a crucial moment - as much as Seamus Darby's spectacular late winning goal for Offaly.

"Jesus, I remember going over to Micko to tell him to get Tim Kennelly to take it, because Tim was blasting them to the net," he said.

"I remember then we lost our shape because every fellah was trying to make sure that, feck it, we have to win this at all costs. That was just the pressure.

"Have no doubt about it, Dublin will feel that pressure next year.

"But they're so far ahead of a lot of the teams that you just wonder when they do come under that pressure - which we saw against Tyrone (in the Super Eights) this year.

"There was a stage when they were under pressure - but their confidence came back - and they just put the boot down."

Things have moved on since 1982 with the massive increase in media coverage and the advent of social media.

That will add to the intensity of the spotlight on the Dubs, but Liston concedes that the gap Jim Gavin's side over their closest challengers is still a wide one to bridge - pressure or not.